City and County Headstart Programs Open with $130000 Aid
Operation Headstart began July 18 with hundreds of four and five year olds entering East Side and Central classrooms. Federal funding of over 130000 supports City and County programs directed by Morris and Smith. The City Program has filled its 240 applicant quota and seeks volunteers and visitors to centers for observation and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Central
Thomasville City
W. A. Morris
Tallahassee
Cairo
Powell attorneys vow to overcome supreme court setback
Powell's lawyers say they will win restoration of his Congress seat, despite the Supreme Court delaying action on the case. They expect the high court to accept the appeal later and rule in Powell's favor, even as the case returns to the D C Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NPI
Adam Clayton Powell
Supreme Court
Powell
High Court
Herbert C. Reid
Reid
House of Representatives
Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Display of anger hinders Negro progress says official
Baltimore noted deputy special counsel Clifford L Alexander criticized Stokely Carmichael for anger displays he called a luxury the Negro cannot afford. He warned such actions distract from the 1967 Civil Rights Bill and urged constructive efforts for jobs and education. Alexander, raised in Harlem, emphasized prioritizing the bill’s passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
NPI
Stokely Carmichael
Clifford L Alexander
Johnson
LEJ
Alexander
Harlem
Carmichael
Hemisphere Soviet would span Joannesburg to Wellington
The text proposes a hypothetical Soviet Union located in the Southern Hemisphere extending from west of Johannesburg South Africa to east of Wellington New Zealand. It notes Salt Lake City Utah lies on the same latitude as New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Johannesburg
South Africa
Wellington
New_ Zealand
Salt Lake City
Utah
New York City
Jazz Trombonist J. J. Johnson Wins Crispus Attucks Citation
Indianapolis records show J. J. Johnson, prominent jazz trombonist and Attucks alumnus 1937 1941, honored at vesper ceremonies for surpassing national and international polls. He began with Lavon Kemp orchestra and later toured with Benny Carter Count Basie Dizzy Gillespie Oscar Pettiford among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
NPI
J. J. Johnson
Crispus
Paris
J. J
Attucks
J. Harold Brown
Johnson
Lavon Kemp Orchestra
Benny Carter
Count Basie
Dizzy Gil
Gun Lock Burglar Alarm From Early Boston Display
A brass gun lock from Boston’s colonial era is shown as one of the first burglar alarms used in America. The device embeds a small gun with percussion cap in a hole in the lock. when an intruder turns the doorknob the mechanism explodes the cap and makes a bang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
America
London Zoo Popular Sights Draw Nearly 2 Million
The most popular London sights in 1966 were the Big Ben area and St Pauls Cathedral each attracting about 2 million visitors. The Tower of London and the British Museum followed as other top draws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Tower of
British Museum
Urban League Tops Civil Rights Budgets in 1967
New York report ranks civil rights groups by finances. National Urban League reports operating budget of 1.8 million plus about 2 million in special funds. income last year at 237 million. NAACP projects 1.9 million spending for 1967. SCLC about 1 million in 1966, 1.5 million in 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NPI
National Urban League
NAACP
SCLC
Urban League
The
Martin Luther King, Jr
CORE
SNCC
Beauty School Owners Discuss Continuing Education Path
At the University of Chicago Center, United Beauty School Owners and Teachers Association and Alpha Chi Omega held an all day workshop on continuing education. Mrs. Ann Fook, the association’s dean of institutes, thanked Don Marston for his address as attendees reviewed the program’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Beauty, School Owners’ and Teachers — Association
Alpha ChiOmega Sorority
University of Chicago
Ann Fook
Association
Don Marston
Teft
St Johns Day Celebrations By Local O E S Chapters
Members of American Beauty No. 214 O E S and Rebecca Chapter No. 320 O E S plan their annual St Johns Day observance on Sunday June 25 at 3 00 p m at St James Church. All members meet at Masonic Hall 2 00 p m. Attendees at a recent State meeting in Atlanta include Lucille Lundy Ethel Brown Pearlie Roberson Emma Hill and E E McIntyre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.E.S. and
O.E.S
St. Johns Day
St. James Church
Masonic Hall
Lester Street
American Beauty No. 214
Prince Hall Masons
Atlanta
Georgia
Grand Lodge
Lucille Lundy
W.M
Ethel Brown
D.W.M
Pearlie H. Roberson
Emma D. Hill
E.E. McIntyre
Tabithin
Triedstone Lodge No. 1
Bethel Baptist Church
Auscilla O.E.S
Jasper. Drew
Boston
Tabithia
Josephine Higdon
Triedston
Earnest Harris
Robert Thomas
Nixon Fashion & Talent Show at American Legion Post 519
Mrs Hazel Nixon sponsors a Fashion and Talent Show on Sunday June 25 at 6 00 pm at American Legion Post 519With talent participants Miss Juanita Vanner and Mr Shirley Scott noted for singing Climax features hair styling by Mrs Nixon and fashion displays from Thomasville’s young ladies showcasing the new Mod look and self made designs An evening to remember.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Nixon
American Legion
Juanita’ Vanner
Shirley Scott
Thomasvilles
Willowhead Women Day Program Highlights Local Speakers
The Willowhead Women Day Program at Willowhead Missionary Baptist Church featured Mrs. Evelyn Coleman of Thomasville City in the morning session and Mrs. Gertrude Horne of Thomasville in the evening. Coleman, active in education and community improvement, and Horne, owner of LaCharme Beauty Section, spoke on Master Builders Crown and Handywork. The event was well received by all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willowhead Missionary Baptist Church
Evelyn Coleman
Gertrude Horne
Thomasville City
Coleman
Gram
Horne
Master Builders Crown and Handywork
LaCharme Beauty Section
Thomasville
Seminar Recaps Urban Renewal Initiatives In Chicago
Officials including Atty Russell R DeBow and Mrs Fliodia Dunlap participate in a seminar on War on Poverty Urban Renewal opportunities with Mayor Daley's administrative assistant aiding. The Daytona Beach convention at Bethune Cookman College is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ner
War On Poverty
Russell R. DeBow
Fliodia Dunlap
Two Major Fires 47 Years Apart in Wisconsin History
The 1871 Peshtigo fire swept Wisconsin and Michigan killing about 1,000. In 1918 a vast Minnesota Wisconsin fire complex also caused about 1,000 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peshtigo
Wis
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Thomas County Civic League Meeting Notice
The Thomas County Business and Civic League will hold its regular meeting on Monday July 3 at 8 00 p m in the Oak Street Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas _ County Business and ‘Civic League
Oak Street
Horns Fish Fry Publicized by Mrs Gertrude Horne
Mrs Gertrude Horne announces a fish fry on July 4 at the LaCharme Beauty School location inviting local residents to attend for a community event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Horne
LaCharme Beauty School
Darton Family Visits Cousins and Relatives
Mrs. Darton and Mrs. Hazel Nix will visit relatives in California and Ochlocknee Georgia. the trip includes their aunt Mrs. Letha Boone. Zurich fashion spotlights “mini-zoo” earrings with air holes housing tiny creatures. Paris Stone lamps, claimed to be 20,000 years old, are noted from the Lascaux caves in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Nix
Olden J. Darton
California
Dartons
Letha Boone
Ochlocknee
Georgia
Zurich
Switzerland
Paris
Lascaux Caves
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Morris
City
Smith County
Wyane Smith
Smith
Ing
Miles Davis
Armchael
Lespie
Oscar Pettiford
London Zoo
Urban League Largest
C.R. Budget
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Rebecca Chapter No
Henry Groover
Catherine Walker
Mr. Russell Everetts
D.W
Willowhead
Horn’s
Mrs. Darton
Nixon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!